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CENTAUR NETWORK
Sharing information and promoting co-operation among network members and the world
April 2003 CENTAUR NETWORK
Karel Hruška Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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Kris J.Wojciechowski
FAO Adviser, Dublin, Ireland
FAO Established Veterinary Biotechnology and Epidemiology Network for Central and Eastern Europe (CENTAUR)
workshops for knowledge transfer
distribution of information
improvement of contacts
preparedness for emergency
extension of education
English language proficiency
Internet proficiency CENTAUR NETWORK
CENTAUR TOOLS
E-mail messages instantly distributed
E-Bulletins distributed to the registered members
CENTAUR web page
CENTAUR e-workshops
Supercourse CENTAUR NETWORK
To whom CENTAUR network is addressed
veterinary officers
university teachers
research institutes staff members
laboratory diagnosticians
field practitioners (veterinarians and farmers)
advanced students
journalists specialised in agriculture and medicine CENTAUR NETWORK
CENTAUR network countries
Albania
Bulgary
Bosna and Hercegovina
Bosna and Hercogovina Republika Srbská
Czech Republic
Croatia
Hungary
Macedonia
Moldavia
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Turkey CENTAUR NETWORK
Contacts on the CENTAUR membership
Initiated in June 2001
Estonia
Lithuania
Latvia Initial contacts
Being established for geographic and epidemiology integrity
Finland
Greece
Slovenia Non-FAO countries (observers)
Belorussia
Russian Federation
Ukraine
Yugoslavia CENTAUR NETWORK
CENTAUR web page (http://centaur.vri.cz)
News CENTAUR home page CENTAUR NEWSLETTER (CNFI)
Written by/for network members
Index of CNFI
CNFI past issues Who's Who in CENTAUR Registration Background Supercourse Vet CENTAUR NETWORK
CENTAUR NEWSLETTER FLASH INFORMATION (CNFI)
free subscription for 27 fields of interest
distribution of news as e-mail message
electronic bulletin distributed to all network members CENTAUR NETWORK
Sections of CNFI e-Bulletin
Editorials Letters to the Editor Flash Info available FAO information OIE information IAEA information WHO information Profile of ..........
Positions open
Recommended web sites Coming events New issues of veterinary journals Book announcements Advance contents of Elsevier journals tips on equipment and methods CENTAUR NETWORK
Objectives of CNFI
to provide information to support Internet and World Wide Web use to support the utilization of national and regional resources to improve the communication in English to contribute to the search for partners to support the exchange of experience to improve the research in veterinary and biomedical disciplines CENTAUR NETWORK
Targets
rapid distribution of actual information (BSE/TSE, FMD, CSF, emergency and transboundary diseases,important zoonoes, contamination of feeds and foods, outbreaks of foodborn diseases, etc.
assistence in international collaboration in consumer protection
biotechnology for diagnostics and animal protection
education of veterinarians
efficient Internet utilization
national and international collaboration in research and development
approaching to international scientific parameters in assessment of research projects CENTAUR NETWORK
Sources of information
Food and Agriculture Organization European Union Office International des Epizooties NATO Scientific Section European Science Foundation World Health Organization ProMedNet AfroNet professional journals and databases CENTAUR NETWORK
CNFI fields of interest
(01) Infectious diseases, general (02) Virology, general (03) Bacteriology, general (04) Food-born diseases (05) Zoonoses, general (06) Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (07) Rabies CENTAUR NETWORK
CNFI fields of interest
(08) Mycobacterial diseases (09) Classical swine fever (10) Foot and mouth disease (11) Anthrax (12) Infectious diseases of horses (13) Bovine enzootic leucosis (14) Brucellosis CENTAUR NETWORK
CNFI fields of interest
(15) Leptospirosis (16) Poultry diseases (17) Fish diseases (18) Resistance of microorganisms (19) Food contaminants and toxicology (20) Genetically modified organisms (21) Replacement of animal testing by "in vitro“ tests CENTAUR NETWORK
CNFI fields of interest
(22) Veterinary administration, organization of modern veterinary services (23) Veterinary education (24) Emergency diseases and risk of bioterrorism (25) Veterinary Biotechnology (26) Veterinary Epidemiology (27) Scientific Information CENTAUR NETWORK
Titles of FAO, EC or OIE documents recently distributed (1)
European Food Authority and Codex Alimentarius
European quality policy for foodstuffs
Risk assessment of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens
Vibrio spp. in seafood
E.coli & zoonosis
microorganisms used in feed/food production CENTAUR NETWORK
Titles of FAO, EC or OIE documents recently distributed (2)
BSE: EC regulations and documents
BSE, potential for emergence in sheep
BSE related issues
TSE infectivity distribution in tissues
Hypothesis on the origin and transmission of BSE
Animal by-products regulations
TSE in small ruminants
Safety assessment of microorganisms used in feed/food production
Exposure of humans to BSE agent CENTAUR NETWORK
Titles of FAO, EC or OIE documents recently distributed (3)
Vetotoxigenic E.coli in foodstuffs
Possible links between Crohn’s disease and paratuberculosis
Canine vaccines Guidelines CENTAUR NETWORK
Titles of FAO, EC or OIE documents recently distributed (4)
Illegal use of nitrofurans
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbones
Evaluation of atrazine in the context of EC directive
Food Irradiation CENTAUR NETWORK
Titles of FAO, EC or OIE documents recently distributed (5)
Bio-Terrorism Guide to Veterinarians
Swine fever, classical - Questions and answers
Terrorist threats to food
Avian influenza: A new facts CENTAUR NETWORK
Recently recommended web sites and conferences
Office International des Epizooties: field of activities Electronic conference on veterinary public health and zoonoses control New website for science, technology, and development Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics (New journal) Veterinary Sciences Tomorrow (Internet journal)
Molecular diagnosis of animal diseases (review) Bioterrorism, paper by V.Kouba Electronic conference on veterinary public health and zoonoses control Foot & Mouth Disease - International Conference Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists XVI World Congress of Epidemiology Veterinary Congress in Banja Luka CENTAUR NETWORK
CNFI activities in 2002
795 informations dispatched to more than 600 subscribers (CENTAUR countries and Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Columbia, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Israel, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Republic of South Africa, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Uganda, United Kingdom, U.S.A.)
15 CD roms with 800 lectures of Supercourse distributed
65 anouncements to important information, available on Internet
33 important documents and opinions of the EC Scientific Steering Committee
27 announcements to conferences and congresses
9 document published on CENTAUR web page
5 isues of CNFI distributed and permanently posted on the web page CENTAUR NETWORK
GOOD RESEARCH PRACTICE International internet workshop
New activity of CENTAUR network, Veterinary Research Institute (Brno, Czech Republic) and Atlantic Veterinary College (Charlottetown, Canada)
communication: an important way to success
searching in databases
planning and designing of experients
animals in research, testing and education
manuscript preparation
ethics in research
how to organize the scientific meeting CENTAUR NETWORK
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CNFI and the CENTAUR network are your tools!
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